Sign of the Times in Red Hook Sky
A Red Hook reminiscence notes the Kentile sign above an old factory and recalls 1950s 60s employment by Kentile El Tum Domino Sugar. The author reflects on workers exposure to asbestos and how laws and safety have changed to protect families today.
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Joint crime wave and theft rattles Brooklyn streets
A series of late February to early March incidents including a man with a burning joint on Bond Street, burglaries on Court Street and Van Brunt, a diamond ring theft on Degraw Street, a street robbery on Hoyt Street, spray painting at Statewide Fireproof and Snapple sites, a roof intrusion on Van Brunt, and a marijuana arrest of Gary Corneto in Ikea lot.
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Bond Street
David Montenegro
Decatur Street
Degraw Street
Third Street
Snapple
Walcott Street
van Brunt Street
Coney Island
Ikea
Gary Corneto
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Nassau Street
Graffiti
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Court Street
Elizabeth Graham